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July 06, 2022

Raccoon Stealer malware is back with a new version

The Raccoon Stealer gang has just launched version 2.0 of their info-stealing malware, and is actively selling it as a service. Criminals can use the new Raccoon Stealer for $275 per month or $125 per week.

June 29, 2022

Phishing campaign uses voicemail messages as lure

An ongoing wave of phishing emails is using missed voicemail messages as a lure. Multiple US companies in various sectors were targeted last week again. The goal of the attackers is to steal Microsoft 365 credentials in order to access their environments.

June 28, 2022

Prolific ransomware gang Conti retires their brand

Conti has been one of the most active ransomware gangs of late. After recent attention, the group announced that they will abandon the brand. Their infrastructure has not been updated since, and some of their leak sites are offline. Of course, this does not mean that they will fully disappear.

June 24, 2022

Two German energy providers hit by cyberattacks

The German energy provider Entega reported a cyberattack over the weekend, impacting their online services and the email accounts of the 2,000 employees. The critical infrastructure of the energy network was not compromised. Stadtwerke Mainz and a regional waste disposal company both reported issues as well.

June 22, 2022

Dozens of vulnerability fixes issued by Microsoft, Google

Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday update covered 60 vulnerabilities, of which three were considered critical — meaning that they can be remotely exploited to gain full control of the machine. One of these three is the Follina vulnerability in the Microsoft Support Diagnostics Tool (MSDT), which has already been heavily exploited.

June 14, 2022

Black Basta ransomware gang teams up with Qbot

First appearing on the scene as a banking trojan in 2007, Qbot has since expanded to become a powerful botnet threat that frequently works with ransomware gangs. Now the group can count Black Basta as their latest partner.

June 08, 2022

SideWinder APT launches 1,000 attacks over two years

In two years time, the APT known as SideWinder has attacked as many as 1,000 victims. While the group behind SideWinder has focused on aviation, defense, IT, legal, and military targets in central Asian countries, it appears to be expanding its geography.